19970521012879A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 180 · Shaktoolik, AK · May 21, 1997

Date
May 21, 1997 · 09:30 local
Place
Shaktoolik, AK
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N24EJ
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC97LA077
Reported as
Cessna 180
Reported engine
Continental O470J
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,034 total248 in this make and model37 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Fish spotting. Engine quit. Ditched in ocean 10 mi offshore. Nosed over cause power loss not determined.

As the FAA filed it

FISH SPOTTING. ENGINE QUIT. DITCHED IN OCEAN 10 MI OFFSHORE. NOSED OVER CAUSE POWER LOSS NOT DETERMINED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.